Open AccessEffect of formulary policy decisions on antimicrobial drug utilization in British Columbia
Author(s) -
Fawziah Marra,
David M. Patrick,
Rick White,
Helen Ng,
William Bowie,
James M. Hutchinson
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh501
Subject(s) - formulary , antimicrobial , drug , medicine , antimicrobial drug , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Formularies are used routinely for management of drug expenditures yet evaluations of their impact remain rare. The objective of this study was to analyse the impact of addition or deletion of antimicrobials from the provincial formulary on drug utilization.
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